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‘Purses with a Purpose’ CAST fundraiser April 5 for advocacy center
Over 4,000 child abuse victims served… The Children’s Alliance of South Texas (CAST) will benefit from proceeds at an innovative fundraiser scheduled for Saturday morning, April 5, in Cotulla. Beginning at 10 a.m. in the AB Alexander Convention Center on the IH-35 access road, the ‘Purses With a Purpose’ event serves to support the advocacy…
Read MoreCredit card fraud, online listings lead officers to burglary suspect
The fraudulent use of a credit card belonging to a Cotulla resident helped alert the victim to a home burglary that was later exposed when a suspect began offering stolen items for sale via an online marketplace listing. Investigator Homar Olivarez at the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office reported this week that he and other…
Read MoreGrant pays for new Dilley water well
The city of Dilley has been granted $2.1 million in funding from the Texas General Land Office for the construction of a new water well. “The creation of this new well will ensure the prosperity of our community for generations to come” Dilley City Administrator Henry Arredondo said. “As a growing community in a semi-arid…
Read MoreSupport deal for ambulance service collapses
Frio Hospital won’t pay $250k per year if county won’t hold EMS carrier accountable Frio County commissioners cast a split vote last week to terminate the financial agreement between the county and hospital district for the provision of medical transport services. County officials sought monetary assistance last year from municipalities and school districts in Frio…
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A Pearsall man faces felony drug charges after a raid of his residence last week yielded a cache of methamphetamine. Frio County deputies say a search warrant was executed on the home of suspect Martin Martinez, 36, following several calls from concerned citizens regarding constant traffic at the home on CR 1056 on the northwest…
Read MoreNeighbors’ dispute ends in stabbing
Cotulla woman, teen boy in custody after assault An altercation between residents of a Cotulla Housing Authority apartment complex on Pecos Street Sunday evening, March 2, ended with the stabbing of a 61-year-old man and a juvenile’s arrest. A Cotulla woman identified as Victoria Aldaco, 37, has also been jailed in connection with the case,…
Read MorePearsall man in stolen truck faces drug charges
A 46-year-old habitual offender was arrested on multiple felony charges Saturday morning, March 1, after Frio County sheriff’s deputies found him behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle. According to a report on the case, emergency dispatchers received a call regarding a stolen vehicle seen on FM 1581; deputies were able to effect a traffic…
Read MoreDriver dies in IH-35 crash
Highway Patrol investigating rollover; Cotulla man landed on highway, struck by vehicles The Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol is investigating the possible causes and contributing factors in a Friday evening interstate crash in which a Cotulla resident lost his life. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash shortly before 9 p.m.…
Read MoreMata-Rodriguez seeks election to PISD board
Dora Mata-Rodriguez is announcing her candidacy for Pearsall ISD School Board of Trustees, Place 6. “With my retirement on the horizon, I would like to devote my leadership skills and dedication to my hometown community,” she said. “I have spent 33 years working in education and served Pearsall ISD for 26 years. I am determined…
Read More39 jailed in La Salle, February 3 – 23
COUNTY ARRESTS Thirty-nine individuals were arrested in La Salle County over a three-week period in February on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges and on warrants issued locally and in other jurisdictions. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol,…
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